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Euroskeptics Launch “Irexit” Party in Dublin
November 30, 2018
The Irish Times reports that an academic, two journalists, and a former Irish diplomat are launching an “Irexit Freedom” party that will campaign in the country’s national and European elections calling for Ireland to leave the EU.
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Auditors Seek Stronger Supervision of Application of EU Law
November 30, 2018
The European Court of Auditors has published a review of the European Commission’s (EC) oversight of the application of EU law by the bloc’s member states, calling for the EC to strengthen its supervision in this area, including by using the EU budget “in a more coordinated manner” to ensure governments apply EU law.
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CoE Launches Online Course on Human Rights Education
November 30, 2018
The North-South Centre of the Council of Europe (CoE) has launched an online course, called “Global Education - The Human Rights Dimension,” to train educators on teaching the global human rights agenda to their students.
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Article: To Survive, EU Must Nurture Shared Identity
November 30, 2018
An article in The Economist asserts that the only way for European leaders to keep the EU afloat in the long-term is to “nurture a clearer European identity” and show clear benefits of the European project that outweigh the complexity of EU institutions and problematic policies they impose on member states.
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UK Lawmaker Warns of Entanglement in EU Defense Policy
November 30, 2018
British Member of Parliament Andrea Jenkyns explains that the UK’s involvement in EU defense structures following Brexit comes at the cost of required alignment with EU defense policy and application of EU rules, potentially hastening the UK’s integration into the EU in the realm of defense.
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